A ventilated helmet with an add-on aero shell: How does the Uvex Surge fare in a wind tunnel test?

Prior to its August launch, the Uvex Surge helmet was first seen at full flight atop the head of Biniam Girmay at the 2024 Tour de France, a race in which the Eritrean became the first black African to win a stage, before doubling up, and then getting a third on his way to take the green jersey classification as the best sprinter in the race. 

Ahead of that race’s start in Florence, I managed to catch Girmay, alongside his teammate Louis Meintjes, for five minutes ahead of the Teams’ Presentation, and they were happy to tell me about their sponsor’s all-new top-tier helmet.